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Hematology/Oncology  Backus
Children's Hospital works with The Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer
Institute at Memorial Health University Medical Center to provide
the region's only pediatric and adolescent hematology/oncology program.
The program has been serving patients since 1993.Our hematology/oncology program is centered around a multidisciplinary approach to the management of cancer and blood disorders in people under the age of 18. We provide blood and blood product transfusions, chemotherapy, and limited moderate sedation for procedures such as bone marrow aspiration/biopsy and lumbar punctures. The pediatric oncology team includes certified pediatric oncology nurses, case managers, trained child life specialists, and board-certified pediatric hematology/oncology physicians, Trib Vats, M.D., Cynthia Gonzales, M.D., and Lawrence Frankel, M.D. Backus Children's Hospital is affiliated with the Children's Oncology Group (COG). Member institutions are located in almost every state and province in North America, at more than 235 prestigious medical centers. Research from COG members has contributed to major treatment advances and increasing cure rates for childhood cancer. As a member of COG, we are able to give children access to the highest standards of care. |
